"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Helen E. Williams	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Santa Clara County	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. Helen E. Williams

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA24171
Rating:1.5

Comments:
In my opinion, not knowledgable and sexist.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA15168
Rating:2.6

Comments:
She is very biased, only look at the side with attorney, almost all what attorney requests, seldom care about the side without attorney. Her decision was also very weird, like the Judge who does not know law.

Other

Comment #: CA6822
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Mz Williams resorts to giving gang members' defense attorneys in a major felony case too much lee way and makes the victims family suffer by allowing many defense motions and thus preventing a trial with the 5 defendants, all accused of premeditated murder, to hope for a release.